Many thanks to The Chronicles of a Veteran Kindergarten Teacher for the above award!
Rules of acceptance:
The Rules:
1. Thank the person who gave you this award.
2. Share 7 things about yourself.
3. Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic!
4. Contact the bloggers you've picked and let them know about the award.
1. (check)
2. Seven things, huh? Here they are:
1. I have a BA in Theatre.
2. I worked as a counselor at several prisons.
3. My father was a old-time waterman on the Chesapeake Bay. By "old-time" I mean he used to hand tong oysters and trotline crabbing.
4. My all-time favorite book is Watership Down by Richard Adams.
5. I didn't have my first child until I was 30 years old.
6. My favorite animals are rabbits and giraffes.
7. When I was younger (in collage), my photography was entered in several Art Shows (and won Honorable Mention in one!)
3. 15 Fantastic Bloggers: Please stop by these wonderful blogs and tell them I sent ya! These are in no particular order. With all the fantastic bloggers out there it was hard to pick only 15!
4.
Acorn Pies Beth is an artist and a teacher and a love for nature that is
contagious.
6.
The Woman and the Wheat Author Jane Meyer blogs about her project of giving her homemade bread away. It is an incredible experience to read about it.
7.
Made by Joel Joel is a wonderful Dad who is dedicated to making a wonderful childhood for his kids and shares his talent with us with free
printables and instructions on how to make fun things.
8.
Silly Eagle Books Vanessa blogs about children and books, two of my very favorite things, and makes you just want to cuddle up to your little one and read to them.
9.
Shady Bayou Academy Momma teaching 2 shares her wonderful days with her boys. Her warmth and sweetness carries through each post. You have to go see for yourself.
10.
Gingerbread Snowflakes You have to love a blog that "celebrates the winter holidays and other comforts" and Pam's blog lives up to its promise.
11.
5 Orange Potatoes is a blog about nature, children and
unschooling. Gotta love that combo.
12.
Farmama is a wonderful photographer and her pictures and words shows us so well how she loves her family and her lifestyle. It leaves a warm feeling inside.
14.
Almost Unschoolers She ends each post with "It's great to be a
homeschooler" and her love of homeschooling shows in each post.
15.
Educating Risa talks about her homeschooling experiences and talents. She has many interesting posts, especially about math. (Gotta love that!) She has changed my outlook about math!
4. (check)
Barbara from The Handbook of Nature Study nominated me for this award. I feel honored to receive an award in any case, but to receive one from a blogger that I so respect is just plain awesome. Thank you, Barbara! Happy day! Okay, now, down to business...
